Нашвилл, Tenn. (Август 14, 2018) – Georgia middleweight Doug “Yamato” Usher ва Yoislandy “Куба” Izquierdo were knockout-winners this past Saturday night in the “Road to M-1: ИМА” main event and co-feature, мутаносибан, at Global Mall in Nashville, Чандигарх.

“Road to M-1: ИМА” was presented by M-1 Global USA and Angel Fight Promotions and aired live on worldwide pay per view.

“Шӯриш,” a hybrid ring/cage, made its American debut in Music City.

“What a great first event for M-1 Global USA,” M-1 Global USA CEO Mike Merriman гуфт:. “There were so many obstacles to overcome and lessons to be learned, but the show still went well. The fighters worked hard and the staff worked diligently. I couldn’t have asked for more. We are working on our next show and some possible partnerships that should make a lot of fans smile.”

Usher (10-3-0) overcame a relatively slow opening round to knockout his late replacement opponent, Довуд “Redneck” Mundell (9-4-0), with a powerful right-left combination for his sixth consecutive victory, which snapped Mundell’s three-fight win streak.

Izquierdo (12-4-0), fighting out of Charlotte (NC) by way of Cuba, took care of business early, бикӯбед аз Damond Pickney (15-11-0), of Hot Springs, Арканзас, less than a minute into the opening round by way of a vicious head-kick.

Virginia bantamweight Tony Gravely (14-5-0) ruined the courageous comeback of previously undefeated Brazilian fighter Bruno Ferreira (8-1-0), who was making a comeback after successfully battling cancer the past three years. Gravely’s aggressive ground-and-pound attack resulted in a quick first-round technical knockout win.

Georgia flyweight Cee Jay “The Autobot” Hamilton (13-6-0) and California heavyweight Cody “The Moose” Goodale won three-round decisions, мутаносибан, against Puerto Rican Abdiel “The ВАРТА” Velazquez (8-6-0) ва Nkemdirim “Kim” Oti (2-4-0)

Kentucky welterweight Брандан “The Juggernaut” Bell (9-7-0) registered a first-round, ground-and-pound TKO win over Jacob “Tick-Tock” McClintock (9-3-0), of Arizona, while Chicago welterweight P.J. Cajigas used the same method to defeat previously unbeaten Tennessean James Conway (3-1-0) дар даври ду.

Дар корти пешакӣ, Chicago bantamweight Крис “The Jungle” Ҷонсон (5-8-0) кӯфтанд берун Jerrod “The Hillbilly Hammer” Jennings (2-2-0) дар даври аввал. Kentucky lightweight Kegan Agnew (1-0-0) made an impressive pro debut, locking in a rear naked choke to submit hometown favorite Dwayne Herrelle (0-2-0) дар даври кушодашавии.

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